ABS Academic Journal Guide field
ABS Sector Studies journals
108 journals are graded in Sector Studies in the Chartered Association of Business Schools Academic Journal Guide 2024 — 0 at 4*, 5 at 4, 10 at 3, 36 at 2 and 57 at 1. 4 changed grade since the 2021 guide. Listed 4* first, each with its Scopus and Web of Science status.
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Graded 4
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Graded 3
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Graded 2
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Graded 1
| Grade | Journal | Publisher | ISSN | Scopus | SJR | WoS | ABDC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Annals of Tourism Research | Elsevier | 0160-7383 / 1873-7722 | Q1 11.9 | 2.44 | SSCI | A* |
| 4 | Journal of Service Research | Sage Publications | 1094-6705 / 1552-7379 | Q1 19.7 | 5.52 | SSCI | A* |
| 4 | Journal of Travel Research | Sage Publications | 0047-2875 / 1552-6763 | Q1 22.7 | 3.13 | SSCI | A* |
| 4 | Tourism Management | Elsevier | 0261-5177 / 1879-3193 | Q1 24.3 | 4.50 | SSCI | A* |
| 4 | Transportation Research Part B: Methodological | Elsevier | 0191-2615 / 1879-2367 | Q1 10.7 | 2.07 | SCIE, SSCI | A* |
| 3 | Energy Journal | Sage Publications | 0195-6574 / 1944-9089 | Q1 5.4 | 0.86 | SCIE, SSCI | A |
| 3 | European Sport Management Quarterly | Taylor & Francis Online | 1618-4742 / 1746-031X | Q1 10.6 | 1.45 | SSCI | A |
| 3 | Food Policy | Elsevier | 0306-9192 / 1873-5657 | Q1 11 | 2.01 | SCIE, SSCI | B |
| 3 | International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management | Emerald Group Publishing | 0959-6119 / 1757-1049 | Q1 22.1 | 3.12 | SSCI | A |
| 3 | International Journal of Hospitality Management | Elsevier | 0278-4319 / 1873-4693 | Q1 13.3 | 2.32 | SSCI | A* |
| 3 | Journal of Sustainable Tourism | Taylor & Francis Online | 0966-9582 / 1747-7646 | Q1 22.8 | 2.38 | SSCI | A* |
| 3 | Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly | Sage Publications | 0899-7640 / 1552-7395 | Q1 6.9 | 1.28 | SSCI | A |
| 3 | Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice | Elsevier | 0965-8564 / 1879-2375 | Q1 12.1 | 1.84 | SCIE, SSCI | A* |
| 3 | Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment | Elsevier | 1361-9209 / 1879-2340 | Q1 13.6 | 2.03 | SCIE, SSCI | A |
| 3 | Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review | Elsevier | 1366-5545 / 1878-5794 | Q1 14 | 2.33 | SCIE, SSCI | A* |
| 2 | Annals of Leisure Research | Routledge | 1174-5398 / 2159-6816 | Q1 5.6 | 0.65 | ESCI | B |
| 2 | Building Research and Information | Taylor & Francis Online | 0961-3218 / 1466-4321 | Q1 8.9 | 0.91 | SCIE | A |
| 2 | Cornell Hospitality Quarterly | Sage Publications | 1938-9655 / 1938-9663 | Q1 8.5 | 1.13 | SSCI | A |
| 2 | Current Issues in Tourism | Taylor & Francis Online | 1368-3500 / 1747-7603 | Q1 13.7 | 1.33 | SSCI | A |
| 2 | Energy Policy | Elsevier | 0301-4215 / 1873-6777 | Q1 19.3 | 2.52 | SCIE, SSCI | A |
| 2 | Environmental Management | Springer International Publishing | 0364-152X / 1432-1009 | Q1 6.1 | 0.90 | SCIE | C |
| 2 | Event Management | Cognizant Communication Corporation | 1525-9951 / 1943-4308 | Q2 3.6 | 0.53 | ESCI | A |
| 2 | Hospitality and Society | Intellect Publishing | 2042-7913 / 2042-7921 | Q2 1.7 | 0.19 | ESCI | C |
| 2 | International Journal of Strategic Property Management | Vilnius Gediminas Technical University | 1648-715X / 1648-9179 | Q3 2.8 | 0.32 | SSCI | B |
| 2 | International Journal of Tourism Research | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing | 1099-2340 / 1522-1970 | Q1 7 | 1.01 | SSCI | A |
| 2 ▲1 | Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management | Elsevier | 1447-6770 / 1839-5260 | Q1 14.6 | 2.27 | SSCI | A* |
| 2 | Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research | Sage Publications | 1096-3480 / 1557-7554 | Q1 14.3 | 1.95 | SSCI | A |
| 2 | Journal of Management in Engineering | American Society of Civil Engineers | 0742-597X / 1943-5479 | Q1 13.1 | 1.49 | SCIE | A |
| 2 | Journal of Service Management | Emerald Group Publishing | 1757-5818 / 1757-5826 | Q1 24.1 | 3.76 | SSCI | A |
| 2 | Journal of Sport Management | Human Kinetics Publishers, Inc. | 0888-4773 / 1543-270X | Q1 7.1 | 1.44 | SCIE, SSCI | A |
| 2 | Journal of Sports Economics | Sage Publications | 1527-0025 / 1552-7794 | Q2 3.7 | 0.78 | SSCI | B |
| 2 | Journal of Transport Geography | Elsevier | 0966-6923 / 1873-1236 | Q1 10 | 1.69 | SSCI | A |
| 2 | Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing | Taylor & Francis Online | 1054-8408 / 1540-7306 | Q1 14.1 | 2.32 | SSCI | A |
| 2 | Leisure Sciences | Taylor & Francis Online | 0149-0400 / 1521-0588 | Q1 6.3 | 0.72 | SSCI | A |
| 2 | Leisure Studies | Taylor & Francis Online | 0261-4367 / 1466-4496 | Q1 5.8 | 0.81 | SSCI | A |
| 2 | Marine Policy | Elsevier | 0308-597X / 1872-9460 | Q1 8.7 | 1.28 | SSCI | A |
| 2 | Maritime Policy and Management | Taylor & Francis Online | 0308-8839 / 1464-5254 | Q1 10.3 | 1.05 | SSCI | B |
| 2 | Museum Management and Curatorship | Routledge | 0964-7775 / 1872-9185 | Q1 4.3 | 0.61 | AHCI | – |
| 2 | Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism | Taylor & Francis Online | 1502-2250 / 1502-2269 | Q2 7 | 0.86 | SSCI | A |
| 2 | Service Industries Journal | Taylor & Francis Online | 0264-2069 / 1743-9507 | Q1 17.4 | 2.04 | SSCI | B |
| 2 | Sport Management Review | Elsevier | 1441-3523 / 1839-2083 | Q1 7.3 | 1.57 | SSCI | A |
| 2 | Tourism Analysis | Cognizant Communication Corporation | 1083-5423 / 1943-3999 | Q3 3.1 | 0.34 | ESCI | A |
| 2 | Tourism Economics | Sage Publications | 1354-8166 / 2044-0375 | Q1 10 | 1.00 | SSCI | A |
| 2 | Tourism Geographies | Taylor & Francis Online | 1461-6688 / 1470-1340 | Q1 11.7 | 1.40 | SSCI | A |
| 2 | Tourism Management Perspectives | Elsevier | 2211-9736 / 2211-9744 | Q1 13.7 | 1.87 | SSCI | A* |
| 2 | Tourism Planning and Development | Taylor & Francis Online | 2156-8316 / 2156-8324 | Q1 8.8 | 0.75 | ESCI | A |
| 2 | Tourism Recreation Research | Taylor & Francis Online | 0250-8281 / 2320-0308 | Q1 11.3 | 1.02 | ESCI | A |
| 2 | Transport Policy | Elsevier | 0967-070X / 1879-310X | Q1 10.3 | 1.44 | SSCI | A |
| 2 | Transport Reviews | Taylor & Francis Online | 0144-1647 / 1464-5327 | Q1 21.7 | 2.79 | SSCI | A |
| 2 | Transportation | Springer International Publishing | 0049-4488 / 1572-9435 | Q1 10.2 | 1.09 | SCIE, SSCI | A |
| 2 | Voluntas | Springer International Publishing | 0957-8765 / 1573-7888 | Q1 5.7 | 0.94 | SSCI | B |
| 1 | Advances in Hospitality and Leisure | Emerald Group Publishing | 1745-3542 / 1745-3550 | Q4 0.5 | 0.13 | – | C |
| 1 | Anatolia | Taylor & Francis Online | 1303-2917 / 2156-6909 | Q2 4 | 0.43 | ESCI | B |
| 1 | Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research | Taylor & Francis Online | 1094-1665 / 1741-6507 | Q1 6.1 | 0.91 | SSCI | A |
| 1 | British Food Journal | Emerald Group Publishing | 0007-070X / 1758-4108 | Q1 9.3 | 0.85 | SCIE | B |
| 1 | Digital Policy, Regulation and Governance | Emerald Publishing | 2398-5038 / 2398-5046 | Q1 7.6 | 0.67 | ESCI | B |
| 1 | Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management | Emerald Group Publishing | 0969-9988 / 1365-232X | Q1 10.7 | 1.03 | SCIE, SSCI | A |
| 1 | Facilities | Emerald Group Publishing | 0263-2772 / 1758-7131 | Q1 4.3 | 0.46 | ESCI | B |
| 1 | International Hospitality Review | Emerald Group Publishing | 0739-7011 | – | – | – | C |
| 1 | International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research | Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. | 1750-6182 | – | – | – | – |
| 1 | International Journal of Event and Festival Management | Emerald Group Publishing Limited | 1758-2954 / 1758-2962 | Q2 4.6 | 0.53 | ESCI | B |
| 1 | International Journal of Heritage Studies | Taylor & Francis Online | 1352-7258 / 1470-3610 | Q1 4.7 | 1.03 | AHCI, SSCI | B |
| 1 | International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration | Taylor & Francis Online | 1525-6480 / 1525-6499 | Q1 8.6 | 0.71 | ESCI | B |
| 1 | International Journal of Sport and Society | Common Ground Research Networks | 2152-7857 / 2152-7865 | Q3 0.8 | 0.18 | – | – |
| 1 | International Journal of Sport Finance | Sage Publications | 1558-6235 / 1930-076X | Q3 1.4 | 0.42 | SSCI | C |
| 1 | International Journal of Sport Management | American Press, Boston | 1546-234X | – | – | – | B |
| 1 | International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing | Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. | 1475-8962 / 1740-2808 | Q4 1.1 | 0.23 | – | B |
| 1 | International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics | Taylor & Francis Online | 1940-6940 / 1940-6959 | Q1 5.1 | 0.97 | ESCI | C |
| 1 | International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship | Emerald Group Publishing | 1464-6668 / 2515-7841 | Q1 6.3 | 0.77 | SSCI | B |
| 1 | Journal of China Tourism Research | Taylor & Francis Online | 1938-8160 / 1938-8179 | Q1 5.3 | 0.55 | ESCI | B |
| 1 ▼2 | Journal of Cleaner Production | Elsevier | 0959-6526 / 1879-1786 | Q1 21.3 | 2.02 | SCIE | C |
| 1 | Journal of Convention and Event Tourism | Taylor & Francis Online | 1547-0148 / 1547-0156 | Q2 3.7 | 0.39 | ESCI | B |
| 1 | Journal of Destination Marketing and Management | Elsevier | 2212-571X / 2212-5752 | Q1 13.5 | 1.73 | SSCI | A |
| 1 | Journal of Ecotourism | Taylor & Francis Online | 1472-4049 / 1747-7638 | Q1 8.4 | 0.76 | ESCI | B |
| 1 | Journal of Foodservice Business Research | Taylor & Francis Online | 1537-8020 / 1537-8039 | Q1 6.6 | 0.49 | – | C |
| 1 | Journal of Heritage Tourism | Taylor & Francis Online | 1743-873X / 1747-6331 | Q1 8.1 | 0.86 | ESCI | B |
| 1 | Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education | Taylor & Francis Online | 1096-3758 / 2325-6540 | Q1 5.7 | 0.59 | ESCI | B |
| 1 | Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology | Emerald Group Publishing | 1757-9880 / 1757-9899 | Q1 13.8 | 1.78 | SSCI | B |
| 1 | Journal of Hospitality Marketing and Management | Taylor & Francis Online | 1936-8623 / 1936-8631 | Q1 25.6 | 3.29 | SSCI | A |
| 1 | Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education | Elsevier | 1473-8376 | Q1 9.4 | 0.95 | SSCI | B |
| 1 | Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality and Tourism | Taylor & Francis Online | 1533-2845 / 1533-2853 | Q2 4 | 0.45 | – | B |
| 1 | Journal of Media Business Studies | Taylor and Francis Ltd. | 1652-2354 / 2376-2977 | Q1 3.7 | 0.45 | ESCI | – |
| 1 | Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism | Elsevier | 2213-0780 / 2213-0799 | Q2 8.2 | 1.11 | SSCI | B |
| 1 | Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events | Taylor & Francis Online | 1940-7963 / 1940-7971 | Q1 7.5 | 0.55 | ESCI | B |
| 1 | Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality and Tourism | Taylor & Francis Online | 1528-008X / 1528-0098 | Q1 10 | 0.63 | ESCI | B |
| 1 | Journal of Sport and Tourism | Taylor & Francis Online | 1029-5399 / 1477-5085 | Q2 4.6 | 0.54 | – | B |
| 1 | Journal of the Textile Institute | Taylor and Francis Ltd. | 0040-5000 / 1754-2340 | Q1 4.2 | 0.39 | SCIE | – |
| 1 ▼2 | Journal of Transport Economics and Policy | University of Bath | 0022-5258 / 1754-5951 | Q3 1.8 | 0.24 | SSCI | B |
| 1 | Journal of Vacation Marketing | Sage Publications | 1356-7667 / 1479-1870 | Q1 13.7 | 1.44 | SSCI | A |
| 1 | Managing Sport and Leisure | Taylor & Francis Online | 2375-0472 / 2375-0480 | Q2 6 | 0.74 | ESCI | B |
| 1 | Marine Resource Economics | University of Chicago Press | 0738-1360 / 2334-5985 | Q2 3.9 | 0.47 | SCIE, SSCI | A |
| 1 | Maritime Economics and Logistics | Springer International Publishing | 1479-2931 / 1479-294X | Q1 11.4 | 1.29 | SSCI | B |
| 1 | Nonprofit Management and Leadership | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing | 1048-6682 / 1542-7854 | Q2 5 | 0.89 | SSCI | B |
| 1 | Nutrition and Food Science | Emerald Publishing | 0034-6659 / 1758-6917 | Q2 3.2 | 0.31 | ESCI | – |
| 1 | PASOS Revista de Turismo y Patrimonio Cultural | The Institute for Social and Tourism Research of University of La Laguna, Portugal | 1695-7121 / 2529-959X | Q1 1.4 | 0.23 | ESCI | C |
| 1 | Property Management | Emerald Group Publishing | 0263-7472 / 1758-731X | Q3 3.1 | 0.35 | ESCI | B |
| 1 | Service Business | Springer International Publishing | 1862-8508 / 1862-8516 | Q1 10.1 | 1.09 | SSCI | B |
| 1 | Sport Marketing Quarterly | Sage Publications | 1061-6934 / 1557-2528 | Q3 3.1 | 0.58 | SSCI | B |
| 1 | Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal | Emerald Group Publishing Limited | 2042-678X / 2042-6798 | Q2 3.7 | 0.56 | ESCI | B |
| 1 | Telecommunications Policy | Elsevier Ltd | 0308-5961 / 1879-3258 | Q1 12.7 | 1.52 | SCIE, SSCI | – |
| 1 | Tourism | Institute for Tourism | 1332-7461 / 1849-1545 | Q2 3.5 | 0.40 | ESCI | B |
| 1 | Tourism Review | Emerald Group Publishing | 1660-5373 / 1759-8451 | Q1 18.8 | 2.28 | SSCI | A |
| 1 | Tourism, Culture and Communication | Cognizant Communication Corporation | 1098-304X / 1943-4146 | Q1 1.9 | 0.26 | ESCI | C |
| 1 ▼2 | Tourist Studies | Sage Publications | 1468-7976 / 1741-3206 | Q2 5.5 | 0.76 | SSCI | B |
| 1 | Utilities Policy | Elsevier B.V. | 0957-1787 / 1878-4356 | Q1 8.2 | 1.07 | SCIE, SSCI | – |
| 1 | Visitor Studies | Taylor & Francis Online | 1064-5578 / 1934-7715 | Q1 3.4 | 0.79 | ESCI | A |
| 1 | World Leisure Journal | Taylor & Francis Online | 1607-8055 / 2333-4509 | Q1 4.6 | 0.55 | ESCI | B |
| 1 | Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes | Emerald Group Publishing | 1755-4217 / 1755-4225 | Q1 5.5 | 0.41 | ESCI | C |
Chartered ABS Academic Journal Guide 2024, field Sector Studies (dataset 2026-10-04). SJR is from SCImago. Confirm any grade on the official ABS guide ↗ before relying on it.